2017

This part of the debate proposes to discuss the much highlighted, but under-researched applicability of the international law to Myanmar crisis where Rohingya Muslims are being persecuted. The constitutional and international law perspectives have been briefly discussed from Pakistan’s viewpoint. 3. Pakistan-Myanmar: Applying the Int’l Law The media in Pakistan are inundated with material related to the persecution of Muslims …

Looking at the global political landscape over the recent months, two trends are becoming more apparent. The infamous military and economic power at America’s disposal is declining, whereas in the multipolar field, acceleration has occurred in the creation of a series of infrastructures, mechanisms and procedures to contain and limit the negative effects of America’s declining unipolar moment. One of …

Comparative advantage is the main force driving international trade: countries open to trade would export what they are comparatively “good” at producing, and import what they are comparatively “bad” at producing. “Good” and “bad” refer to production costs, which, in competitive markets, define prices to consumers. Economists argue that international trade makes countries, in the aggregate, better off; through imports, …

“If you want to get rich, build a road first.” — Chinese Proverb China’s New Silk Road (NSR) diplomacy came up with its revolutionary idea of Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). It aims at refurbishing the conventional relations of Old Silk Road under “Silk Road Spirit” into the new narratives of NSR i.e. pipelines, roads, railways and maritime linkages like …

A man whose name was largely unknown outside of China just a few years ago has become the rising Asian giant’s most powerful leader in decades. Chinese President Xi Jinping, now officially recognized as the supreme leader and the ‘core’ of the Communist Party of China, controls more power and authority than almost all of his modern predecessors. Since he …

1. Xi wants China to rise on the global stage Xi made several pointed comments directed at the US president, casting himself as an anti-Donald Trump by denouncing isolationism and championing cooperation among nations. “No country can retreat to their own island, we live in a shared world and face a shared destiny,” he said, making at least one indirect …

An Explainer Every five years, the eyes of the world turn to China as the ruling Communist Party holds its congress. The event determines who will lead the Party. Those people will go on to lead the 1.3 billion people of China and helm the world’s second largest economy. In this context, China’s top officials gathered at the Great Hall …

Balochistan Needs A Cancer Hospital In this era of technological advancement, it is regretted that Balochistan, the country’s biggest province in terms of area, is deprived of a state-of-the-art cancer hospital. The number of cancer patients in the province is quite high. Every year, many cancer patients die due to non-availability of a cancer hospital in the province. More than …

Surah-20 Ta Ha/ Ayat 6: To Him belongs what is in the heavens and on earth, and all between them, and all beneath the soil. “Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.” ― Nietzsche …

National 1. On Aug 16, Yaqoob Khan Nasar was nominated as the acting President of PML-N, the party which came into being in ______. (a) 1985            (b) 1990 (c) 1992            (d) 1993 2. On Aug 16, the US designated ______ a specially designated terrorist outfit. (a) Harkat-ul-Ansar (b) Hizbul Mujahideen …